Jose and Dorothy Nicoletti unveil plaques dedicating a new broadcast studio at North Salem High School to their son, Erik Nicoletti.

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Alyson Velati

Erik Nicoletti knew he wanted to become a director and a screenwriter after going to the Cannes Film Festival as a college sophomore. Now a new broadcast center at North Salem High School will commemorate his love for film.

The EVN Broadcast Studio, named for the North Salem alumnus, officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 5. Nicoletti, 20, was killed in a hit-and-run accident near his school, the University of Tampa, just before Thanksgiving break in 2009.

Nicoletti, who graduated from North Salem in 2007, majored in communications. His mother, Dorothy, and Assistant ...